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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART IV
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This did not agree with our Bodies, being used to drink pure Spring water only.

By which means when we first used those parts we used often to be Sick of violent Favors and Agues, when we came home.

Which Diseases happened not only to us, but to all other People that dwelt upon the Mountains, as we did, whensoever they went down into those places; and commonly the major part of those that fall sick, dyes.

At which the Chingulays are so feared, that it is very seldom they do adventure their Bodies down thither: neither truly would I have done it, were it not for those future hopes, which God of his mercy did at length accomplish.

For both of us smarted sufficiently by those severe Favors we got, when we should both lay Sick together and one not able to help the other.


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